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Red Onion Greens with Turkey Bacon

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  • ½ Pound Turkey bacon, chopped
  • 3 Medium Red onions, chopped
  • 1¼ Cups Chicken broth
  • ¼ Cup Cider vinegar
  • 1¼ Tbs Dark brown sugar
  • ½ tsp Hot red pepper flakes
  • 4 Pounds Collard greens, coarsely chopped*
  1. In a heavy pot (or kettle) at medium, cook bacon in batches until crisp.
  2. Transfer to paper towel.
  3. Reserve a layer of bacon drippings at the bottom of the pot.
  4. Add onions and brown until soften.
  5. Transfer onions to separate bowl.
  6. Then add broth, vinegar, sugar, red pepper and half of the cooked bacon to pot and stir until sugar is dissolved.
  7. Toss in about half of the collard leaves and cook until wilted.
  8. Then add the remaining collards and toss.
  9. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  10. Stir in red onions and simmer an additional 30 minutes.
  11. Top collards with remaining bacon and serve!

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Servings: 8

Cooking Tips: *Make sure ribs and stems are discarded, that the leaves are washed and drained well.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 173.22
Calories From Fat (35%) 60.41
Calories From Protein (21%) 36.71
Calories From Carbs (44%) 76.09
Calories From Alcohol (0%) 0.00
% Daily Value
Total Fat 6.77g 10%
Saturated Fat 1.68g 8%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.16g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.51g
Trans Fatty Acids 0.00g
Cholesterol 25.23mg 8%
Sodium 540.25mg 23%
Potassium 491.71mg 14%
Carbohydrates 20.80g 7%
Dietary Fiber 9.16g 37%
Sugar 3.12g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 11.65g
Protein 11.30g 23%
Vitamin A 15169.84IU 303%
Vitamin C 80.15mg 134%
Calcium 354.92mg 35%
Iron 1.12mg 6%
Vitamin E 5.17IU 52%
Thiamin 0.12mg 8%
Riboflavin 0.31mg 18%
Niacin 2.21mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.38mg 19%
Folate 377.38µg 94%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 1%
Pantothenic Acid 0.62mg 6%
Phosphorus 34.73mg 3%
Magnesium 21.58mg 5%
Zinc 1.05mg 7%
Copper 0.11mg 6%
Manganese 0.67mg 34%
Selenium 2.98µg 4%
Alcohol 0.00g
Caffeine 0.00mg
Water 241.40g

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